I’m back from my ‘wheely big OE’, and excited to announce I’ll be restarting blog production on walkingisoverrated.com!
Over the next few days I’ll be updating the site with a new look and feel, so don’t freak out if things look a bit different around here! I’d also love people to help write for the site […]

Howdy folks! It’s been a while.
Listen, I’m finally fulfilling my long-standing travel dream. I’m heading off on a “Wheely Big OE”, through Canada, Europe, and Hong Kong!
To see where I’m going, what I’m doing, and to view updates throughout my trip, make sure you pop on over to rednz.com.
It’ll be … interesting
- Red

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Hey everyone,
It’s about time I announced what may already be painfully obvious: I’m taking a break from Walkingisoverrated.com. Not forever, just for a little while. Time to recharge my batteries, brush up in some other areas of my life, and work on a brand new project, which could be even more exciting than this!
So […]

This is interesting. I have a lot of love for Tariana Turia, and I personally think Paula Bennett was always going to be a little bit preoccupied wither her Social Development portfolio. Let’s hope this makes it a little bit easier for disability issues to get some ‘airtime’, eh?
The Disability Issues portfolio has been transferred […]

Horrifying news coming out of Indonesia. From the NZ Herald:
New traffic laws passed in Indonesia require disabled pedestrians to wear signs identifying them as handicapped.
AFP reports that amendments to local Traffic and Transport Law says “handicapped pedestrians must wear special and clear signs which can be easily recognised by other road users.”
Politician Ahman Muqowam told […]

Video blog #3: Travel!! from Red Nicholson on Vimeo.

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Apologies for not posting this sooner - some of you may have liked to be involved? Hopefully you are anyway. For updates on the Hikoi’s progress, check out The NZ Herald or search Twitter.
CCS Disability Action Northern Region will join the hikoi/march on Monday 25 May in support of IHI Action Group (Iwi Have Influence). […]

Yesterday I received an email through this site, and whilst I don’t usually do this sort of thing, I was so astounded at its content I just had to share it with you. For privacy reasons, I’ll omit the sender’s name, email address etc. Amazing.
Hi ‘Bright’ (Red.. get it?)
um, no?
Do you speak normally, or do […]

So I’m on my way to University in the rain this morning, and I’m thinking, “Oh great, I’ll park right outside the AUT tower so I won’t get too wet”. Well, bugger me when I see four disabled/mobility parks cordoned off, emblazoned with massive Telecom NZ logos, in preparation for their big XT brand launch […]

I was booking tickets to a show in Melbourne next month (holiday, yay!) and I was asked if I had a “Companion Card”, which allowed a companion to come to the show for free. Intrigued, I jumped online and had a look.
Wow. This is one sweet card.
If you’d rather not hear me ramble about […]